Comment by cyberax

> I was thinking of putting a Reverse Osmosis filter in my Kitchen. Would RO water just leach this chemical out then from plastic containers? Since the RO water is pretty pure. All the RO units I've seen are made of plastic.

High density polyethylene is made without plasticizers.

> My nose tells me not to trust the quality of their "treating of water", since the creek smells like sewage and has algae blooms.

That's hydrogen sulfide. Humans are _highly_ sensitive to it, but in general it's safe in itself.